Apr 5, 2008

The Orb of Dilaaria

It's nice to see that Wolfenstein 3D, the granddaddy of the modern FPS and the game that singlehandedly created the modding scene (as I enjoy mentioning), still has what it takes to attract some of the best modders around. Take The Orb of Dilaaria for example. It's an utterly impressive mod based on a vastly updated and heavily tweaked Wolf3D/Spear of Destiny engine, that spans 6 acts and over 60 maps, sports 20 different character types, offers an amazingly non-linear storyline and even takes place in a proper dark-fantasy setting.

On the techier side of things The Orb features parallax scrolling skies (!), ceilings, multi-textured and at times animated floors, rain effects, shading, fog and -yes- teleporters. What's more, as this is a stand-alone total conversion of Wolfenstein, you won't need the original game(s) to run it either. DOSbox or VDMsound might come in handy though.

To find out more on The Orb of Dilaaria and of course download your free copy, do try clicking yourselves over here and/or here.

... man, I can remember being out of ammo and trying to flee from one of the blue machine gun guys.. Scared the piss outta' me back then. Just when I thought I lost him, I started hearing those doors open and closing in the distance.. Spear of Destiny had me so excited when it came out. Going underground to fight the demons in the all red atmosphere had me really thinking I was in hell.

Wolf 3d is one of the best games I have ever played and will never forget!

Soooo anyway I will be rebuilding my place again.. Soooo if nothing is there, that be why.